We knew today's ride was going to be difficult; it was long (105 km) and had over 4,000 feet of climbing. To make matters worse, it’s been very hot is recent days. So we decided to take a short cut. The one we took yesterday was great. Probably today’s wasn’t a good decision. Well into the short cut, we found the only practical way to our destination was by riding 7 km on a gravel road. A dirt road would have been ok but the rocks were rough. We had to go so slow over that section that we probably could have done the long route just as quickly. We only cut off 10 km. And today we had strong winds. This kept us cool but made riding difficult. The only good point of our detour is that incredible wildflowers lined the route.
Right: gravel road with wildflowers.
Tomorrow: another long ride with much climbing. Then we’ll get a rest day which we sorely need.
1 comment:
It doesn't sound too boring to me John. Hang in there. You will persevere.
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